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Russia May Block US Missile Defense Plan

Iran said Sunday it had received indications from Russia’s president that he would not follow through with an offer to allow the US to use a radar station in neighboring Azerbaijan for missile defense against Teheran.

Popularity: 6% [?]

June 17, 2007

Azerbaijan Ready for Talks on Gabala Radar Station

Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammedyarov announced his country is ready for talks on Russia-US joint use of the Gabala Radar Station. He made the announcement to reporters in Baku today, REGNUM news agency reports.

Popularity: 4% [?]

June 11, 2007

Missile Shield Could Trigger War

Vladimir Putin told a British newspaper U.S. plans to put a missile defense system in eastern Europe could trigger a nuclear war.

Popularity: 6% [?]

June 4, 2007

Ukrainian President Says No to U.S. Missile Shield

Ukraine has never considered and will not consider the deployment of U.S. missile defenses on its territory, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko told reporters on Thursday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

April 12, 2007

Russia Urges EU and CIS to Join Forces on Missile Defense

Russia is inviting EU and CIS countries to conduct a joint assessment of potential missile threats and is hoping to resume missile defense dialogue with NATO, the foreign minister said Wednesday,the RIA Novosti news agency reported April 4.

Popularity: 2% [?]

April 4, 2007

US Prepares for Massive Attack on Iran

Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran’s borders, a high-ranking security source said to russian RIA Novosti news agency on Tuesday.

Popularity: 5% [?]

March 27, 2007

No Hasty Decisions Over U.S. Missile Defense Bases - Ukrainian President

Ukraine should not make any hasty decisions on the placement of a missile shield on its territory until a common global approach to this issue has been developed, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was quoted as saying on Wednesday by Russian news agency RIA-Novosti.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 22, 2007

U.S. Anti-missile Shield in Europe May Cause Arms Race

U.S. missile defense deployment in Europe could drag Russia into a new arms race, a senior Russian air defense commander said Friday, March 16.

Popularity: 1% [?]

March 17, 2007

Georgia Backs NATO Membership

The Georgian Parliament passed a declaration supporting Georgia’s aspirations for NATO membership with 160 votes to 0 on March 13, Civil Georgia web-site reports.

Popularity: 1% [?]

March 14, 2007

Schroeder Calls U.S. Missile Shield Plans Absurd

U.S. plans to build a high-tech missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic are dangerous and absurd, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Sunday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 12, 2007